SPACIFIC NEWS #107: Contents

1. Sebright Arms :: Kerretta
2. The Forum :: Shapeshifter
3. o2 Empire :: Six60
4. Upcoming Highlights

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SEBRIGHT ARMS :: KERRETTA :: 11/04/2014

For our first show of 2014, we are happy to present the debut London performance by instrumental rock band, Kerretta.

Spawned in Auckland in mid 2005, the band started off as an experimental side project but after early shows built a loyal fanbase, they released their first single “Death In The Future” in 2007. Since then, they have birthed heavy new galaxies of audio expansiveness, performed on multiple continents, been compared to Mogwai and ISIS, plus released two albums, an EP and a handful of singles.

In their words: “When you march your barbarian horde through the streets of a fallen city, atop a fifteen hands high silver wildebeest, laser beams sparkling and shimmering over the smoking battlefields, a thousand million pearlescent snakes coiling slowly through the dead city streets, tiny unicorns cowering in their cages, Kerretta will be your soundtrack.” To see if you would agree, why not check them out on Soundcloud?

Their tour of Europe is to support the upcoming release of their third album on German label Golden Antenna.

Tickets are £6 +b/f from Music Glue.

From: 8pm
At: 31-35 Coate Street, E2 9AG
Nearest tube: Bethnal Green or Cambridge Heath
Venue website: www.sebrightarms.co.uk

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THE FORUM :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 12/04/14

Record-breaking New Zealand tours, scene-setting appearances at Glastonbury, Big Day Out and Parklife festivals, sold-out performances across Europe, collaborations with Symphony Orchestras, multiple music awards, four EPs and five LPs (three platinum) and an army of fans who return to relive their live experience time and time again: these are just some of the towering achievements of Shapeshifter, the future-shocked soul outfit from Christchurch.

Shapeshifter by name and by nature, this electronic soul outfit has morphed from depth-charge bass music to elastic electronic textures, barrelling breakbeats to bedrocks of soul and jazz. But never has their well-earned name been more apt than on their latest album, Delta, which is their most fearless release yet.

While the studio inputs have been tweaked, Delta’s ethos of experimentation is one that will be familiar to anyone who has chartered the group’s evolutions in sound. Like the mighty Twelve Mile Delta in the South Island of New Zealand, the album’s namesake, Delta marks a confluence of Shapeshifter’s influences – past and present.

Advance tickets are £17.50 +b/f from Ticketmaster (08444 999 999).

Doors: 7pm
At: 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Nearest Tube: Kentish Town
Venue website: mamacolive.com/theforum/

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o2 EMPIRE :: SIX60 :: 15/05/2014

Just confirmed – Six60 make a welcome return to London this Spring.

More info next month, but in the meantime, tickets are £15 +b/f from Ticketweb.

From: 7pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS

14/02 Blair Jollands // Hope & Anchor, N1 1RL // 7.30-11 // £7
01/03 Concord Dawn // Brixton Jamm, SW9 6LH // 10-4 // £8-13
11/03 Veils // Village Underground, EC2A 3PQ // 7.30-11 // £13.50
13/03 Very Tall Stories // Queen of Hoxton, EC2A 3JX // 7-11 // £8-10
24/03 I Am Giant // 100 Club, W1D 1LL // 7.30-11 // £8
03/05 Neil Finn // Royal Festival Hall, SE1 8XX // 7.30-10.30 // £37.50
18/10 Fat Freddy’s Drop // Alexandra Palace, N22 7AY // 6.30-11 // £35

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SPACIFIC NEWS #106: Contents

1. Union Chapel :: Dave Dobbyn & Don McGlashan
2. Bush Hall :: Dave Dobbyn & Don McGlashan
3. Forum :: Shapeshifter
4. Upcoming Highlights

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THE UNION CHAPEL :: DAVE DOBBYN & DON MCGLASHAN :: 06/12/13

As there are now less than 100 tickets left for this show, we have announced a second show – details below.

The remaining tickets are only available from Music Glue or Stargreen and are £18 +b/f.

Please note that this is an all seated show, with the concert due to start at 8pm sharp, and run til 10.30pm. There will be no support: just the two of them, plus Ross Burge (Mutton Birds) on drums and Jo Barus (Dukes) on bass, playing for over two hours.

Doors: 7pm
At: Compton Terrace, London, N1 2UN
Nearest Tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website: unionchapel.org.uk

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BUSH HALL :: DAVE DOBBYN & DON MCGLASHAN :: 09/12/13

Due to phenomenal demand for the Union Chapel show, we have managed to secure a 2nd night by Dave & Don, this time in the beautifully intimate Bush Hall. Unfortunately, as production costs are higher, we have had to raise the ticket price by £2.

Advance tickets are £20 +b/f and are only available from Sanza (020 8804 1458)
Please note this is an all seated show, which is due to start at 8.30pm.

Doors: 7.30pm
At: 310 Uxbridge Road, London W12 7LJ
Nearest Tube: Shepherd’s Bush Market
Venue website: bushhallmusic.co.uk/

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THE FORUM :: SHAPESHIFTER :: 12/04/14

Just confirmed: Shapeshifter will make a welcome return to London next year.

Advance tickets are £17.50 +b/f from Ticketmaster (08444 999 999).

Doors: 7pm
At: 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Nearest Tube: Kentish Town
Venue website: mamacolive.com/theforum/

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UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS

27/11 Neil Finn // St James’ Church, W1J 9LL // 7-11 // £20
02/12 The Naked and Famous // o2 Empire, W12 8TT // 7-11 // £17.50
28/01 Connan Mockasin // o2 Empire, W12 8TT // 7-11 // £11.50

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SPACIFIC NEWS #105: Contents

1. Bedroom Bar :: Sola Rosa
2. Union Chapel :: Dave Dobbyn & Don McGlashan
3. Upcoming Highlights

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BEDROOM BAR :: SOLA ROSA SOUNDSYSTEM :: 24/10/13

Next week sees the return of one of New Zealand’s funkiest acts: Sola Rosa. Five albums in, and their sound just gets better and better, with the soundsystem show set to sizzle this autumn with a new line up and new tracks.

The musical brainchild of Andrew Spraggon, Sola Rosa takes on newcomer Sam Allen to play guitar and keys alongside Cherie Mathieson on vocals, creating a musical force like you’ve never heard before. Blending a sensational mix of hip hop, reggae, latin, jazz, funk and soul, Sola Rosa bring a new level of uniqueness to the ears of eager fans. For an idea, why not listen to or download this free mixtape on Soundcloud?

For this tour they’re planning to drop tracks never before played live as well as brand new tunes fresh out the studio door. DJing from 8pm will be Si the Knife (Rhombus), with Sola Rosa due onstage around 9.30pm.

If you fancy coming down earlier, next door to the Bedroom Bar, but part of the same building, is hip Korean joint, Jubo, who specialises in KFC … otherwise known as Korean Fried Chicken!

Advance tickets are £8 +b/f from Music Glue or Ticketweb or it will be £12 on the door.

From: 8pm
At: 68 Rivington St London, EC2A 3AY
Facebook link: facebook.com/events/164982980358855/
Nearest Tube: Shoreditch High Street, Old Street or Liverpool Street
Venue website: bedroom-bar.co.uk

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THE UNION CHAPEL :: DAVE DOBBYN & DON MCGLASHAN :: 06/12/13

Tickets sales have been unsurprisingly off the hook for this show, with more than half sold already.

Which was to be expected, given the high regard for Dave and Don as both solo acts and as members of The Mutton Birds, Th’ Dudes, Blam Blam Blam and DD Smash. Between them they are the authors of scores of iconic hits including Anchor Me, Dominion Road, White Valiant (Don / The Mutton Birds) and Loyal, Slice of Heaven, Welcome Home (Dave). Together they form a pairing that will be even greater than the sum of its parts.

The New Zealand leg of this tour has been received incredibly well, with great reviews in the Dominion Post and on the 13th Floor blog.

Advance tickets are £18 +b/f from Music Glue, Gigantic, Stargreen or Ticketweb. Please note it is an all seated show.

From: 7pm
At: Compton Avenue, London, N1 2XD
Nearest Tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website: unionchapel.org.uk

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UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS

29/10 I Am Giant // The Black Heart, NW1 0AP // 7-11.30 // £8
30/10 Willy Moon // Electric Ballroom, NW1 8QP // 7-11 // £11
07/11 Unknow Mortal Orchestra // Electric Ballroom, NW1 8QP // 7-11 // £13.50
08/11 State of Mind // Jamm, SW9 6LH // 10-4 // £8/10

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SPACIFIC NEWS #104: Contents

1. Bedroom Bar :: Sola Rosa
2. Union Chapel :: Dave Dobbyn & Don McGlashan
3. Upcoming Highlights

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BEDROOM BAR :: SOLA ROSA SOUNDSYSTEM :: 24/10/13

We are very excited to have a return performance by one of New Zealand’s funkiest acts: Sola Rosa. Five albums in, and their sound just gets better and better, with the soundsystem show set to sizzle this autumn with a new line up and new tracks.

The musical brainchild of Andrew Spraggon, Sola Rosa takes on newcomer Sam Allen to play guitar and keys alongside Cherie Mathieson on vocals, creating a musical force like you’ve never heard before. Blending a sensational mix of hip hop, reggae, latin, jazz, funk and soul, Sola Rosa bring a new level of uniqueness to the ears of eager fans. For an idea, why not listen to or download this free mixtape on Soundcloud?

For this tour they’re planning to drop tracks never before played live as well as brand new tunes fresh out the studio door. The tour supports the European release of ‘Low and Behold, High and Beyond’ on Germany’s Agogo Records, and the long awaited vinyl release of Promise ft Olivier Daysoul (plus the remix by Tall Black Guy).

Advance tickets are £8 +b/f from Music Glue or Ticketweb or it will be £12 on the door.

From: 8pm
At: 68 Rivington St London, EC2A 3AY
Facebook link: facebook.com/events/164982980358855/
Nearest Tube: Shoreditch High Street, Old Street or Liverpool Street
Venue website: bedroom-bar.co.uk

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THE UNION CHAPEL :: DAVE DOBBYN & DON MCGLASHAN :: 06/12/13

We are very excited to present two of New Zealand’s most beloved songwriters and artists, Dave Dobbyn and Don McGlashan, together for the first time in a concert collaboration like no other.

Dave and Don are held in the very highest regard in New Zealand music as both solo acts and as members of favourite bands The Mutton Birds, Th’ Dudes, Blam Blam Blam and DD Smash. Between them they are the authors of scores of iconic Kiwi hits including Anchor Me, Dominion Road, White Valiant (Don / The Mutton Birds) and Loyal, Slice of Heaven, Welcome Home (Dave). Together they form a pairing that will be even greater than the sum of its parts.

This is what they have to say about the NZ leg in the Herald, or check out the excellent show they did on Radio New Zealand.

Advance tickets are £18 +b/f from Music Glue, Gigantic, Stargreen or Ticketweb

From: 7pm
At: Compton Avenue, London, N1 2XD
Nearest Tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website: unionchapel.org.uk

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UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS

18/9 Connan Mockasin // Village Underground, EC2A 3PQ // 8-11 // £10
02/10 Nathan Haines // Shaka Zulu, NW1 8AB // 5.30-11 // £22-57
05/10 Fat Freddy’s Drop // Brixton Academy, SW9 9SL // 7-11 // £27.50
29/10 I Am Giant // The Black Heart, NW1 0AP // 7-11.30 // £8
30/10 Willy Moon // Electric Ballroom, NW1 8QP // 7-11 // £11

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SPACIFIC NEWS #103: Contents
 
1. Bedroom Bar :: Sola Rosa
2. Union Chapel :: Dave Dobbyn & Don McGlashan
3. Upcoming Highlights
 
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BEDROOM BAR :: SOLA ROSA SOUNDSYSTEM :: 24/10/13
 
We are very excited to have a return performance by one of New Zealand’s funkiest acts: Sola Rosa. Five albums in, and their sound just gets better and better – if you needed any persuading, check out a recent live performance for bFM.
 
Advance tickets are £8 +b/f from Music Glue or Ticketweb
 
From: 8pm
At: 68 Rivington St  London, EC2A 3AY
Nearest Tube: Shoreditch High Street, Old Street or Liverpool Street
Venue website: bedroom-bar.co.uk
 
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THE UNION CHAPEL :: DAVE DOBBYN & DON MCGLASHAN :: 06/12/13
 
Just announced: a unique collaboration between two of New Zealand’s finest songwriters.  More info soon but in the meantime, this is what they have to say about the NZ leg in the Herald.
 
Advance tickets are £18 +b/f from Music Glue, Gigantic, Stargreen or Ticketweb
 
From: 7pm
At: Compton Avenue, London, N1 2XD
Nearest Tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website: unionchapel.org.uk
 
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UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS
 
15/8 Tahuna Breaks // Walkabout, W12 8TT // 7-12 // £10
17/8 Die!Die!Die! // Shacklewell Arms, E8 2EB  // 8-11 // £6
22/8 Spektrum // Windmill, SW2 5BZ // 7.30-11 // FREE
17/9 Lorde // Madame Jo Jo’s,W1F 0SE // 8-10.30 // TBA
18/9 Connan Mockasin // Village Underground, EC2A 3PQ // 8-11 // £10
 
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SPACIFIC NEWS #102: Contents

1. o2 Empire :: The Black Seeds w/ Iva Lamkum
2. Selected highlights this month

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O2 EMPIRE :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 18/07/13

A week today, The Black Seeds roll into town for their only London show this year. They arrive fresh from rocking one of the biggest reggae festivals in Europe, Summerjam in Germany, and head off almost immediately to support Chase & Status and Skunk Anansie at the Serengetti Festival.

For the last 15 years, the boys have been rocking dancefloors across the globe with their soul charged reggae sounds. Along the way they have released 5 albums, toured the world too many times to count, had a track featured on ‘Breaking Bad’ and been hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as ‘the best reggae band on the planet right now’.

Last year they released their 5^th studio album, “Dust and Dirt”, to critical acclaim, and swiftly followed that with a bevy of remixes, including choice cuts by DJ Vadim and Prince Fatty.

Support on the night comes from the amazing Samoan soulstress Iva Lamkum, whose rich syrupy voice has had MTV compare her to Amy Winehouse, and who some of you may know from the vocals she provided for the Sola Rosa hit ‘Turn Around’.

Advance tickets are £14.50 +b/f from Ticketweb (08444 771 000) or it will be £20 on the door.

From: 7pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS THIS MONTH

Apparently there are no other gigs by Kiwi artists or musicians in London this month – – if we have missed some, please let us know!

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SPACIFIC NEWS #101: Contents

1. The Garage :: Katchafire
2. O2 Empire :: The Black Seeds
3. Audioculture
4. Selected highlights this month

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THE GARAGE :: KATCHAFIRE :: 03/07/13

Katchafire have come a long way from their humble beginnings in 1997 as a covers band with a name inspired by The Wailers’ debut album “Catch a Fire”, to their current status as troubadours of the Pacific spirit and international ambassadors of Aotearoa reggae. Along the way they have had numerous successes, including a double platinum debut album “Revival”, 2003’s highest selling single ‘Giddy Up’ and platinum follow up albums “Slow Burning”, “Say What You’re Thinking” and “On The Road Again”.

Not content with being ‘World Famous in New Zealand’ however, they have spent the last 5 years building a fanbase in Hawaii and across the west coast of the United States, and have made themselves part of the staple diet in the Californian reggae scene.

2013 sees their first European release, a collection of their greatest tracks to date entitled “Best So Far”, which is coming out on June 17th via the legendary Jamaican label Greensleeves, and to celebrate the boys are over for a very quick tour.

A limited number of tickets are left available for this show, and can be bought for £12 +b/f from Ticketweb.co.uk (08444 771 000).

From: 7pm
At: 20-22 Highbury Corner, N5 1RD
Nearest tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website: www.mamacolive.com/thegarage/

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O2 EMPIRE :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 18/07/13

For the last 15 years, The Black Seeds have been rocking dancefloors across the globe with their Wellington flavoured, soul charged reggae sounds. Along the way they have released 5 albums, toured the world too many times to count, and been hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as ‘the best reggae band on the planet right now’.

They return to London next month for their only show in the capital this year. Advance tickets are £14.50 +b/f from Ticketweb.co.uk (08444 771 000) or it will be £20 on the door.

From: 7pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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AUDIOCULTURE

Audioculture is a new project that aims to tell the stories of New Zealand through it’s musical history, from the first recording made in New Zealand in the 1920s through to the international success of modern Kiwi music stars. Site users can read about the people, labels and scenes of the Kiwi music scene, listen to music (via Spotify), watch music videos (via NZ On Screen), view images (photographs, posters, hand-written song lyrics and more), and browse discographies (via the Discogs website). Music lovers can also search AudioCulture content and share it with their social media friends. For more info, check www.audioculture.co.nz

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHT THIS MONTH

21 Spektrum // Hackney Attics, 270 Mare St, E8 1HE // 8-11 // £5
25 Fat Freddy’s Drop // Rough Trade East, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL // 7+ // FREE
28 The Upbeats // Fabric, 77a Charterhouse St, EC1M 6HJ // 11-7 // £12/18

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SPACIFIC NEWS #100: Contents

1. The Forum :: Six60
2. The Garage :: Katchafire
3. o2 Empire :: The Black Seeds
4. Bedroom Bar :: Sola Rosa
5. CD Sale
6. Keep in touch with NZ On Air
7. Selected highlights this month

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THE FORUM :: SIX60 :: 22/05/13

True to form, the Six60 boys are close to selling out this show, with only 200 tickets left for the downstairs at time of writing. This follows on from a just completed sold out tour of Australia and last year’s 2 sell out shows at The Garage.

Advance tickets for the show are £15 +b/f from www.ticketmaster.co.uk (0844 844 0444). There will be NO door sales.

From: 7pm
At: 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Nearest tube: Kentish Town
Venue website: www.kentishtownforum.com/

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THE GARAGE :: KATCHAFIRE :: 03/07/13

From their modest beginnings in the late 1990s as a Bob Marley tribute band, Katchafire have become one of New Zealand’s and the South Pacific’s most popular groups today. Not content with constantly touring NZ, they have also been making annual trips to the States for the last five years and are currently halfway through a 31 date tour there in promotion of the compilation album, “Best So Far”, released on the legendary Jamaican label, VP Records, later this month.

Tickets for this show have been going pretty fast and are available for £12 +b/f from www.ticketweb.co.uk (08444 771 000).

From: 7pm
At: 20-22 Highbury Corner, N5 1RD
Nearest tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website: www.mamacolive.com/thegarage/

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O2 EMPIRE :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 18/07/13

Hot on the heels of 2012’s studio release Dust and Dirt, New Zealand’s reggae-soul heavyweights The Black Seeds are set to return for another European summer.

Renowned globally for their epic live shows, last year saw the band play over 90 headline shows in 3 continents! In Europe, the Seeds played more shows than ever before, to over 13,000 fans in the month of April alone.

After the recent release of the deluxe version of Dust and Dirt, which featured re-workings from the likes of DJ Vadim and Prince Fatty, this summer’s shows promise to be the perfect follow up to 2012’s epic schedule.

Advance tickets for the show are £14.50 +b/f from Ticketweb.co.uk (08444 771 000) or from http://tinyurl.com/seedsempire

From: 7pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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BEDROOM BAR :: SOLA ROSA :: 19/07/13

Two years ago Sola Rosa packed out the Vibe Bar with the London debut of their soundsystem show. Now, with a brand new album out in Europe, they are bringing their full live show over for the first time.

More details on the release next month, but for now, tickets are £10 + booking fee from

*Please note that this is a late show – the band will not go onstage til 10pm*

From: 8pm
At: 62 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY
Nearest tube: Old St, Shoreditch High St or Liverpool St
Venue website: www.bedroom-bar.co.uk

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CD SALE

To celebrate both New Zealand Music Month and our 100th edition of Spacific News, we are offering a special deal on New Zealand music CDs for the whole month of May: anyone who buys a CD from our Discogs or Amazon store will get any other title of similar (or lower) value completely free.

The Amazon store is perhaps the easiest for most people to use, and can be found at http://tinyurl.com/amazonspacific. Once you have placed your order, please email us at kiaora@spacific.net with your free CD request.

The Discogs store has more titles, but is a bit more clunky. It can be found at http://tinyurl.com/discogsspacific. Please mention your free CD request when ordering (they thankfully provide a box for comments).

Please note we only have a limited number of some titles, so you may be better off buying something lesser known, and asking us for something more popular as your free CD. For example we have plenty of copies of the last Black Seeds, Minuit, Sola Rosa, Pitch Black, Kora, Ladi6 and Tiki Taane albums.

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KEEP IN TOUCH WITH NZ ON AIR

It has only recently come to our attention that the lovely people at NZ On Air have been posting their Kiwi Hit Discs up online at SoundCloud and Spotify. If you don’t know of them, the Hit Discs are what NZ On Air send out to radio stations in NZ every month, to help programmers keep up to date with what is going on in NZ music. While they are perhaps a little commercially biased, they still provide an excellent opportunity to keep in touch with what is going on back in NZ.

To check them out, please go to either http://soundcloud.com/nzonairmusic or http://open.spotify.com/user/nzonairmusic.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHT THIS MONTH

14 Phoenix Foundation // Electric Ballroom, 184 High St, NW1 8QP // 7-11 // £14
15 Lawrence Arabia // Sebright Arms, 31 Coate St, E2 9AG // 7.30-11 // £12
21 Mel Parsons // Buffalo Bar, 259 Upper St, N1 1RU // 8-2 // £5
25 Princess Chelsea // Sebright Arms, 31 Coate St, E2 9AG // 8-12 // £8

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SPACIFIC NEWS #99: Contents

1. The Forum :: Six60
2. o2 Empire :: The Black Seeds
3. Selected Highlights this Month

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THE FORUM :: SIX60 :: 22/05/13

Having cleaned up over the Kiwi summer, with their tour being the highest grossing and best attended for the second year in a row, the Six60 boys are turning their gaze to their Northern Hemisphere to try and do the same.

Their first 3 shows last year sold out in record time, and over half the tickets to this gig have gone already, so we advise moving fast if you don’t want to be disappointed.

Advance tickets for the show are £15 +b/f from Ticketweb.co.uk (08444 771 000) or from http://tinyurl.com/forumsix60

From: 7pm
At: 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
Nearest tube: Kentish Town
Venue website: www.kentishtownforum.com/

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O2 EMPIRE :: THE BLACK SEEDS :: 18/07/13

Hot on the heels of 2012’s studio release Dust and Dirt, New Zealand’s reggae-soul heavyweights The Black Seeds are set to return for another European summer.

Renowned globally for their epic live shows, last year saw the band play over 90 headline shows in 3 continents! In Europe, the Seeds played more shows than ever before, to over 13,000 fans in the month of April alone.

After the recent release of the deluxe version of Dust and Dirt, which featured re-workings from the likes of DJ Vadim and Prince Fatty, this summer’s shows promise to be the perfect follow up to 2012’s epic schedule.

Advance tickets for the show are £14.50 +b/f from Ticketweb.co.uk (08444 771 000) or from http://tinyurl.com/seedsempire

From: 7pm
At: Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12
Nearest tube: Shepherd’s Bush or Goldhawk Rd
Venue website: o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHT THIS MONTH

8 Tiny Ruins // Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, W12 7LJ // 7-11 // £15
24 I Am Giant // Islington Academy, 16 Parkfield St, N1 0PS // 7-11 // £8

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SPACIFIC NEWS #98: Contents

1. Dingwalls :: The Feelers
2. Competition :: Ladyhawke tickets
3. Selected Highlights this Month

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DINGWALLS :: THE FEELERS :: 22/11/12

After a two-year absence, The Feelers are bringing their guitar-fueled brand of rock to the UK this November. Now into their third decade as one of New Zealand’s hardest working bands, The Feelers kick off their overseas tour at the Hard Rock Cafe in Singapore before heading over these ways.

Fans can expect to see the best live show yet from the band, who are promising a full throttle spectacle playing all the hits, old and new, such as Pressure Man, Venus, The Fear, Didn’t Want To Fall In Love, Blue Skies, Stand Up, Larger Than Life and Supersystem, to name just a few.

With 3 Silver Scroll awards for the most performed work on radio in New Zealand, 5 #1 albums, and twenty top 40 singles, a Feelers gig is like a trip down memory lane: summers spent on Pohutkawa lined beaches, New Year’s eve camping trips and impromptu backyard BBQ’s.

Support on the night comes from London based band Melic.

Tickets are £12 +b/f from Dingwalls.com (direct link http://tinyurl.com/feelers-uk)

Doors: 7pm
At: Dingwalls, Middle Yard, Camden Lock, NW1 8AB
Nearest tubes: Camden Town or Chalk Farm
Website: http://www.dingwalls.com

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WIN LADYHAWKE TICKETS

The nice people at Kilimanjaro Live have given us two pairs of tickets to give away to Ladyhawke’s London show at the HMV Forum next week on Wednesday. To win, just email us at kiaora@spacific.net with the name of her new album: we will draw names out of the hat on Thursday and email you then to let you know if you have won.

If you aren’t lucky enough to win, there are still tickets left at www.kililive.com/artists/ladyhawke/

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHT THIS MONTH

08 Mark de Clive-Lowe // Mau Mau, 265 Portobello Rd, W10 1LR // 8-11.45 // £8
14 Ladyhawke // Forum, 9 Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY // 7-11 // £16
23 Recloose // Plastic People, 147 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3QE // 10-3 // £6-8

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